Disability Documentation

When a disability or the need for an accommodation is not known or obvious, you can ask an employee for reasonable documentation about his/her disability and its functional limitations that require reasonable accommodation.

Documentation is sufficient if it:

  • Describes the nature, severity and duration of the employee's impairment
  • Describes the activity that the impairment limits and the extent to which the impairment limits the employee's ability to perform the activity
  • Substantiates the need for the requested reasonable accommodation
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